Side Dish

Taco Pasta Salad

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prep time

20 min

total time

40 min

makes

10 servings, 1 cup (250 mL) each

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What You Need

2/3 cup Kraft Calorie-Wise Rancher's Choice Dressing

2 Tbsp. lime juice

1 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp. ground cumin

3 cups whole wheat rotini pasta, cooked, rinsed and cooled

1 can (19 fl oz/540 mL) black beans, rinsed

4 cups loosely packed baby spinach leaves

1 tomato, chopped

1 cup Kraft Tex Mex Light Shredded Cheese

Make It

MIX first 4 ingredients in large bowl.

ADD remaining ingredients; mix lightly.

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Serving Suggestion

Serve with a small apple, 1 Jell-O Refrigerated Strawberry Gelatin Cup (92 g) and 1 cup 1% chocolate milk to complete the meal. Be sure to pack everything in an insulated lunch bag with a small ice pack if you are sending it to school!

Make Ahead

Salad can be made ahead of time. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Or, freeze 1-cup portions in freezer-weight resealable plastic bags. Remove from freezer just before packing in an insulated lunch bag. By lunchtime, the salad should be thawed and ready to be enjoyed.

Substitute

Prepare using whole wheat medium pasta shells.